Re: Ada and C++: A request for comparison/contrast/relative benefits

[news.crd.ge.com!e7sa!groleau@uunet.uu.net (Wes Groleau x1240 C73-8)]

In article <1993Aug10.185341.10437@mksol.dseg.ti.com> mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com 
(fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>Why are there so many Ada proponents who can't 'defend' their language
>except by bashing others?  That approach seems to reflect more on Ada
>than it does on the languages that most of the (mis)statements get
>made about.

1. I think it reflects more on human nature than on Ada.  I've heard the same
sort of thing from fans of several other languages.

2. On the other hand, while C and C++ have their advantages over Ada in some
areas, they happen to have disadvantages in areas that Ada fans think are very
important.  (If they didn't think so, they wouldn't be Ada fans.)

3. Moreover, it is definitely true that an unfortunately large percentage of
C programmers consciously or unconsciously write VERY obscure and/or unsafe
code.  This is not the fault of the language, but not all attackers realize
that.  And yes, it can be done in Ada and IS DONE, even by some of the people
that attack C for that very "problem".